[Swift, Jonathan]A Tale of a Tub, Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind; to which is added An Account of a Battel [sic] between the Antient and Modern Books in St. James's Library [bound with:] A Complete Key to the Tale of a Tub. The Fourth Edition n.p. [London]: l, 1724. One of four 12mo editions of 1711 (sequence unknown). 8 engraved plates. 310 pp; 36 pp. (Key). 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary Cambridge-style panelled calf, rebacked.

Quinti Curtii Rufi; (Quintius Curtius Rufus); Snakenburg, Henricus (Ed)De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni, Regis Macedonum Delphis et Lugduni Batavorum (Delft and Leiden): Adrianum Beman et Samuelem Luchtmans, 1724. [78], 824pp, [223]. Contemporary full vellum, raised bands, spine in seven panels, bands bordered with gilt roll, central lozenge to each compartment, manuscript title / author and date to spine, covers with gilt single fillet border and inner frame joined with mitres, with the arms of Nijmegen to the centre and fleurons to the corners. Vellum grubby, spine especially, chipped to rear outer joint, but holding well, with small amount of loss to seventh panel of spine, vellum is starting to lift from front board. Internally the front endpaper is beginning to lift, some occasional light foxing / browning, but generally quite bright and clean, tears to gutter of 5A2 and 5A3 (not affecting text), extensive pencil notes to ffep. Additional engraved title, title in red and black, folding map and fifteen engraved plates, attractive tailpieces. Harwood notes of this edition, "this is one of the most valuable editions of the Latin classics I have ever read. Snakenburg has approved himself in this work to be a very able and judicious critic. Few editors have illustrated their authors so well and manifested so accurate a knowledge of ancient manners and customs" (Harwood, page 188). Variorum edition, with notes by Modius and Gronovius amongst others. Latin text . First Thus. Full Vellum. Good. 4to.

Saunders, JamesThe Compleat Fisherman. The Compleat Fisherman. Being a large and Particular Account, of all the Several Ways of Fishing now practised in Europe; with abundance of curious Secrets and Niceties in the Art of Fishing, as well in the Sea, as in Lakes, Meers, Ponds, Rivers or Brooks; whether by Darts, Spears, Harpoons, Nets, Hook and Line, or any other way whatsoever. More particularly calculated for the Sport of Angling. With directions for preparing the angle rods, lines, hooks, and baits, proper for every part of the sport respectively; and also for the angler's conduct in rightly applying them. Also, an account of all the principal rivers, lakes, &c. in England; and what kinds of fish are more especially found in them London: W. Mears, S. Tooke and B. Motte, 1724. First edition. Folding engraved frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Half brown morocco by Bennett, preserving contemporary blanks with ownership signature of J. Hill. Fine copy. "Saunders is the first angling author who mentions silk-worm gut (pp. 90-91)..." Westwood and Satchell, p. 189.

KIP, Johannes].The North Prospect of Montague House. Printed for and sold by I. Smith in Exeter Change in ye Strand 1724 - Copper engraving by James Simon. Dimensions: 480 by 600mm. (19 by 23.5 inches). From Mortier's 'Nouveau Theatre de Grand Bretagne'.

Thomas ARTUS, Sieur d' EMBRYDescription de l'isle des hermaphrodites. Nouvellement decouverte, concernant les moeurs, les coutumes & les ordonnances des habitans de cette isle, Comme aussi le Discours de Jacophile à Limne, avec quelques autres pièces curieuses Second edition, the original edition from 1605 is extremely rare. Illustrated with a frontispiece depicting a hermaphrodite, with the inscription 'I am neither male nor female ...'. Sheepskin full of used time. Back tooled raised. Missing part of title. Light foxing in the margins endnotes. Considered the first French anti-utopia, this trip of a tired French ills of his country on an island where effeminate characters, rouged, addicted to feasts and pleasures live is a satire disorders of the court of Henry III , himself represented by the king Hermaphroditus king queen male or female. The book assured considerable notoriety for its author, which little is known, except that he left several scholarly translations. The work, which compared to the Satyr ménipée, was presented to Henri IV, which forbade worried the author. chez les héritiers de Herman Demen [Foppens] Cologne [Bruxelles] 1724 (8) 352pp. relié

Honorat de bueil seigneur de RACANLes oeuvres Old edition the most complete, and the last before that achieved in 1857 by Antoine de Latour (for aillleurs more exhaustive). "These two volumes, which follow the collection of French poets published by COUSTELIER, are difficult to find." Brunet, IV, 1071.Bound in red morocco from the late nineteenth Belz-Niedrée signed. Dos elegantly decorated nerves, tail wheel; title and date browned. Triple mentoring net on the dishes. Rich inner frieze. Gilt edges. Chez Antoine Urbain Coustelier A Paris 1724 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in-12 (9,5x16cm) relié

what acts they are imposedA Collection of all the Statutes now in force relating to the Duties Edinburgh - William Brown and John Mosman, 1724 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Soft card covers. A scarcefirst and only edition of this book. Early and substantial effort to catalogue much of the realm's excise taxes, arranged by subject and then chronologically, with a valuable appendix alphabetically digesting the legislation by subject. Condition: The binding is generally firm, though the cords are showing throughout. Both covers are attached by the cords only. There is some wear to all the extremities. The spine is detached and missing, and the card covers are stained and chipped. Internally the book is generally bright apart from some continuous spotting and waterstaining. There are also some handling marks and black stains. The front blank end papers are chipped with loss, and the title page has a small amount of damage which slightly affects the text. The date of the book has been written in pencil to the front paste down, first front blank end paper, and to the title page..

Cook, MosesThe manner of raising, ordering, and improving forest-trees: With directions how to plant, make, and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c London: Pr. for Eliz. Bell, John Darby, Arthur Bettesworth, et al. 8vo (19.8 cm, 7.75"). Frontis. (incl. in pagination), xx, 273, [3] pp.; 4 fold. plts.. 1724 Acclaimed and influential treatise by Cook, head gardener to the Earl of Essex and a professional nurseryman. This is the stated third edition, corrected, following the first of 1676; it includes "Rules and Tables shewing how the Ingenious Planter may measure Superficial Figures, divide Woods or Land, and measure Timber and other solid Bodies, either by Arithmetick or Geometry: With the Uses of that excellent Line, the Line of Numbers, by several new Examples; and many other Rules, useful for most Men." The volume is illustrated with a => lovely copper-engraved frontispiece depicting tree-fellers at work and with four folding plans showing how to calculate the scale and design of landscape features. At the back of the work is a brief overview of the rules for making cider, and an additional recipe for birch beer (alcoholic) is given in the chapter on birches. 18th-century calf, covers framed in double blind fillets with blind roll along joint, spine with gilt-stamped leather title and date labels and gilt-stamped compartment decorations; joints and portions of spine leather unobtrusively repaired, edges and extremities rubbed, sides with a bit of light scuffing, gilt mildly rubbed. Scattered faint foxing, most pages clean.

Fiddes, RichardThe Life of Cardinal Wolsey London: Printed for John Barber, 1724. First edition. Cloth. A very good or better copy, modern rebinding, leaves very bright, small chip to lower margin of frontis else plates sharp and clean, overall contents near fine. Folio. Illus. with seven copper plate engravings and one in-text engraving. With a list of subscribers. Illustrations include portrait frontispieces of Fiddes, portrait of Wolsey, the Magdalen College Tower; two further portraits: of Bishop Tunstall and Bishop Fox, the House Of Lords; Christ Church College, Oxford (dbl. page); two views of Christ Church interiors; plus in-text engraving of coins. In this work, Fiddes ... "it attempted to vindicate Wolsey's memory from the obloquy which had persistently pursued it, and also that it took a view of the Reformation less unfavourable to the mediaeval church than that of most Protestant writers. Fiddes was immediately attacked both by the press and in the pulpit. He had been faithful to the Earl of Oxford after his fall, and had frequently visited him in prison; further, in the preface to the ' Life of Wolsey,' he said that Atterbury had offered him the opportunity of writing it in his house, and he paid a warm tribute to Atterbury's abilities. It therefore suited Atterbury's assailants to accuse Fiddes of popery, and represent him as employed by Atterbury to write his work," DNB XIX, 398. ESTC T76228. Lowndes 796.

BIBLIA GALLICA.LA SAINTE BIBLE, qui contient le vieux et le Nouveau Testament, c'est à dire l'ancienne et la nouvelle alliance. Revuë & corrigiée sur la texte hebreu & grec par les Pasteurs & les professeurs de l'eglise de Geneve. Avec les nouveaux argumens & lez nouvelles reflexions sur châque chapitre de l'ecriture sainte. Par J. F. Ostervald. 2 vols. in 1. Jean Frederic Bernard & Herman Uitwerf. Rotterdam, Jean Daniel Beman, Amsterdam 1724. Folio. XI+760; (2)+280 pages. With 2 engraved titlevignettes and 2 large engraved head-pieces. Contemporary full calf over wooden boards. With 1 of 2 clasps. Spine richly gilt. The corners of binding are neatly repaired. Headband somewhat worn.. French Geneva version, slightly revised and annotated by the swiss theologian Jéan Frederic Ostervald (1663-1747).He attained a position of such influence that he and his friends J. A. Turretin of Geneva and S. Werenfels of Basel were known as the 'Swiss triumvirate'. His writing won great popularity among French protestants, and were translated into various languages. Before 1723 Ostervald's 'Arguments et Réflexions' had existed only in manuscript, and in an English translation which had been printed in 1716 at the request of his London friends and under the auspices of the Archbishop af Canterbury. The succes obtained by this English book made the Amsterdam printers demand the author's leave to publish the French original. They obtained his permission only by threatening otherwise to have the English version retranslated into French. These 'Arguments et Réflexions' appeared separately in 1723 and again in 1724, accompanying the text of the French Geneva version, which was slightly revised by Ostervald. The 'Reflections' are printed at the end of each chapter. Darlow & Moule 3793

Wynne WilliamThe Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty, And Prerogative Court of Canterbury . . . [with] the Resolution of many difficult and curious Points in the Common and Civil Law, Law of Merchants and of Nations [etc.]. Two Volumes Printed for Joseph Downing, in Bartholomew Close [etc.], London 1724 - Contemporary blind-panelled calf, quite worn, rebacked and repaired, some browning and dustiness, ex-library, yet a good crisp set; with the portrait A "literally gigantic" work and the best early source for the life and works of Jenkins, "easily the greatest of the civilians of his day" in Holdsworth's words, brought together by Serjeant Wynne who "was to Jenkins as Boswell was to Johnson"

Godfrey, AmbroseAn Account of the New Method of Extinguishing Fires by Explosion and Suffocation. Introduced by Ambrose Godfrey of Covent-Garden, Chymist. Wherin a Description is given of several Machines and their Uses, together with plain and sufficent Directions for the proper Application of them...By the Introducer London: Printed in the Year, 1724. (FIREFIGHTING) First edition. 8vo. One Engraved headpiece of house on fire. Modern marbled boards

Leonard WelstedEpistles, odes, &c. Written on several subjects. With a translation of Longinus's treatise on the sublime London: printed for J. Walthoe;, 1724-01-01. Leather Bound. Acceptable. Epistles, odes, &c. Written on several subjects. With a translation of Longinus's treatise on the sublime. . . . To which is prefix'd, a dissertation concerning the perfection of the English language, the state of poetry, &c.\r\n\r\nFive raised bands, but only three of the compartments are still complete. The binding is holding, but barely. Full leather. Name of "John Coddington" on the title page. Scattered foxing, not at all severe. Almost 8" tall. 255pp. Bookplate. Pages 125-130 excised. Some minor marginalia. Foxon, p. 677

Burnet, GilbertBishop Burnet's History Of His Own Time, 2 Volumes Thomas ward/Joseph downing/Henry Woodfall, London, 1724, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good-, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, 1st EditionSize: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall, The restoration looks superb to my untutored eye. The books measure 14" x 9", collation is folio. The previous owners notes read , "1/2 morocco." The style is spine and tips(diagonally) done in leather, balance in marbled green/tan paper, pastedowns and endsheets are heavy cream tone stock. Printing data on volume 1 "Printed for Thomas Ward in the Inner-Temple lane-1724." the collector has penciled, on the first pastedown, "2 vols, first edition, RCTY" (sic). Book commences with title page, verso blank, 1 page advertisement to reader, verso blank, 5 leaves(10pages) of subscriber names, followed by a TOC numbered from 827 to 836. Following this the actual text begins at page 1 with a 4 page preface followed by text numbered to 826. After this 10 leaves(20 pages) of index, last of which is a "Proposal" advertisement. Reviewing the text for flaws beyond the customary waviness and age darkening, some light staining of text upper areas is noted at 1st page of TOC, some smudge elsewhere noted, no noting in text seen (excepting old owner name under title title page) wonderfully legible, no dog ear seen.Volume 2 printing data, "Printed for the editor by Joseph Downing in Bartholomew-Close and Henry Woodfall in the Strand-1734." After replaced endsheets, title page, Verso has penned note "The original manuscript of both volumes of this history will be deposited in the Cotton library by T. Burnet" boxed in double red lines. After this come a 10 leaf(20 page) subscriber list. Following comes TOC of the 2nd volume numbered 729 to 740. Actual text commences running page 1 (no number) thru 764 pages including a long index.Reviewing the text, the first 40 pages or so have large but mild ancient stain at upper area. The entirity of the upper text is also affected, same, but more mildly so. This darkens again at the end of the work. A similar stain affects the lower back pages. Also the piece has more fleck, smudge and corrected dog era than its brother, yet, spendid in its considerable age. Both items text edges have much edge darkening but a clean, unsmudged appearance.Looking at the exteriors they seem fine, excepting volume one which has 2 tiny imperfections where the paper meets the spine leather. one is a tiny chip out, pencil eraser size, and a tiny upper area ripple. Volume II has variegation of leather color on spine, suspect this is as the leather/cow was made.Books will weigh around 18 lbs for shipping, we will pay 1/2 of domestic media mail shipping and provide insurance and delivery confirmation at our expense, as we do with all expensive items. Overseas shipping by arrangement, Book

NIEUWENTYT, Dr.THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHER: Or The Right Use Of Contemplating The WORKS OF THE CREATOR. I. In the wonderful Structure Of Animal Bodies, and in particular Man, II. In the no less wonderful and wise Formation of the ELEMENTS. and in their various Effects upon Animal and Vegetable Bodies. And, III. In the most amazing Structure of the Heavens, with all its Furniture. Designed For The Conviction Of Atheists and Infidels. London: J. Senex, E. Taylor, W. and J. Innys and J Osborne, 1724. - Third edition, 2 volumes, 4to., pp.(ii),vi,(xxviii),xxix,234; (ii),235-585, 29 folding plates, full contemporary marbled calf, 5 raised bands, gilt rules and borders, contrasting label, expertly rebacked with original spines preserved; spines darkened, label to volume 1 missing, light wear to extremities and boards, contents crisp and clean, a very good set. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Sacchetti, FrancoDelle Novelle Di Franco Sacchetti (2 Volumes in one) Firenze (Florence), 1724. Three Quarters Vellum. Fine. Book. (8) + 49 + 240 + 230 + (18) pp. Collection of 258 stories from Medieval Italy. Stories vary from being mere anecdotes, jokes, arguments and rebuttals, playlets to short stories along the lines of Boccaccio, who was roughly his contemporary (about 15 years older). De Sanctis, the seminal critic of Italian literature, considered Sacchetti "the true echo of his time," which was not necessarily meant as flattery. The contemporary vellum and red title label on the spine have minor soilage. The binding is tight, and the leaves generally clean, with minimal soilage. Overall, near fine or fine.

ALBERMARLE, George Monck, Duke ofLIFE OF GENERAL MONK: DUKE OF ABERMARLE, & Richard Granville's JOURNAL 1724 - [ALBERMARLE, George Monck, Duke of]. THE LIFE OF GENERAL MONK: DUKE OF ALBERMARLE, containing, I. A faithful account of his unparalledl'd conduct, surprizing actions, and providential success in accomplishing the restoration of monarchy. II. A particular relation of that most memorable march from Coldstream to London; the preparations for it in Scotland, and the happy consequences of it in England. III. Many mistakes committed by our historians, (particularly the Earl of Clarendon) concerning the General's administration, rectified. Publish'ed from an original manuscript of Thomas Skinner. M.D. With a preface in vindication of General Monk's conduct and giving some account of the manuscript. By William Webster. London: Printed for J. Graves . J. Isted and J. Hooke, 1724. The second edition, corrected. Frontispiece portrait. Octavo. [10],lxvii [i.e. xlvii],385,[7] pp. Some pagination errors, but complete. (ESTC t113801). Bound with: GRANVILLE, John. TWO ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF SIR RICHARD GRANVILLE. Viz. I. A journal of the expedition to Cadiz in Spain, Anno 1625. With the charged delivered by the Earl of Essex, and nine other colonels, against the Viscount Wimbledon, general of that voyage. With his answer, containing a full relation of the defeat thereof. II. A journal of the expedition to the Isle of Rhee in France, Anno 1627. Containing an account of the most material passages, happening at, and after our landing there. London: Printed for John Clarke, 1724. First edition ("Now first published from their respective manuscripts"). Octavo. xiv,[2]56,[2],25 pp. (CBEL I, 771). Two titles bound as one. 19.7 cm. Worn contemporary calf boards skillfully rebacked (probably 19th c.) with a red lettering piece. Ink ownership on ffep. only partially readable due to a 1.5 cm hole. Clean texts. Sound and very good overall.

Godfrey, AmbroseAn Account of the New Method of Extinguishing Fires by Explosion and Suffocation. Introduced by Ambrose Godfrey of Covent-Garden, Chymist. Wherin a Description is given of several Machines and their Uses, together with plain and sufficent Directions for the proper Application of them.By the Introducer London: Printed in the Year, 1724 - (FIREFIGHTING) First edition. 8vo. One Engraved headpiece of house on fire. Modern marbled boards [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]